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• propeller head: n. Used by hackers, this is syn. with {computer geek}.
  Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies....
• geek out: vi. To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in a non-hackish context, for example at parties held near computer equipment.
  Especially used when you need to do or say something highly technical and don't have time to explai...
• computer geek: n. One who eats (computer) bugs for a living.
  One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hacke...
• fan: n. Without qualification, indicates a fan of science fiction, especially one who goes to {con}s and tends to hang out with other fans.
  Many hackers are fans, so this term has been imported from fannish slang...
• h: [from SF fandom] infix. A method of `marking' common words, i.
  e., calling attention to the fact that they are being used in a nonstandard, ironic, or humorous way....
• computer geek n. 1. One who eats (computer) bugs for a living.
  One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hacke...
• con: [from SF fandom] n. A science-fiction convention.
  Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings....
• fan n. Without qualification, indicates a fan of science fiction, especially one who goes to cons and tends to hang out with other fans.
  Many hackers are fans, so this term has been imported from fannish slang...
• gonkulator: /gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ [from the old "Hogan's Heroes" TV series] n.
  A pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves no useful purpose....